March 2, 2010 | Story by: Lindsey Chester | Categories: Green Hope, Sports
Green Hope 5K organizer, Susan Youd with Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht.
Cary, NC- Saturday, while most everyone in Cary was snug in their warm beds, Green Hope High School hosted The Mardi Gras 5 K race.
The course was sanctioned by USA Track & Field, the national governing body for track & field, long distance runnning, and race walking in the United States.
Racers started in the Green Hope parking lot and traveled up Carpenter Upchurch Road and the surrounding area, finishing with a final lap around the athletic track at the back of the school.
Cary Mayor, Harold Weinbrecht, came out to support the school’s event, which was attended by about 200 runners. Many folks who attended used this race as a warm up to the American Tobacco Marathon which is coming to Cary in March 21 (see our story).
The start
